According to China Mechanized Farming & Gardening Machines Industry Profile - the industry research report issued by Zeefer Consulting, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang are the major production bases for mechanized farming & gardening machines industry in China. Shanghai, Guangdong, Heilongjiang, Henan, Liaoning, Chongqing and Fujian are the secondary distribution areas for this industry. Henan has most leading mechanized farming & gardening machines enterprises, and among all top 100 large mechanized farming & gardening machines enterprises across China, 22 are located in Henan.

In terms of market size, in 2009, mechanized farming & gardening machines enterprises above designated size achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 5 billion. Shandong, Henan and Jiangsu ranked top 3 in terms of sales revenue, enterprises in these regions engaged in mechanized farming & gardening machines production achieved a sales revenue of more than USD 3 billion. in all, taking a share of more than 60% of the gross sales revenue from above designated size mechanized farming & gardening machines enterprises across China. Total assets of enterprises inside mechanized farming & gardening machines industry exceeded USD 3 billion, a rise of more than 15% on a year-on-year basis. On an annual average, total employees in mechanized farming & gardening machines industry exceeded 70,000, an increase of more than 7% on a year-on-year basis.

In terms of industry-wide profit, in 2009, profits of enterprises above designated size in mechanized farming & gardening machines industry added up to more than USD 350 million, a growth of more than 55% on a year-on-year basis. The averaged profit margin of enterprises in mechanized farming & gardening machines industry was higher than 6%. A total of more than 45 enterprises suffered a loss, and the total loss of these enterprises amounted to more than USD 20 million.

In terms of market position of foreign enterprises in China, in 2009, sales revenue from foreign enterprises engaged in mechanized farming & gardening machines production in China added up to more than USD 2 billion, taking a share of more than 40% of the gross sales revenue from mechanized farming & gardening machines enterprises across China. Foreign enterprises in China mechanized farming & gardening machines industry achieved a ratio of return on sales of more than 5%, lower than the industry average.